• dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      “Said” being the operative word. Talk is just talk. I predict that if any union-forming attempt is made, Bowser’s opinion will change with frame perfect accuracy and this statement will be memory holed. (Although unionization of Nintendo employees is unlikely to happen in Japan anyway. If it does, it will more probably be within their American or European subsidiaries.)

      We should remember that Nintendo is a privately held, for-profit company run by Japanese people. They have their own ethic, the company belongs to them, and profit comes first. They might make video games and franchises we like, but they are not good guys. There is tons of well documented past behavior on their part that illustrates this in many ways.

    • LethargyTheGhost@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      Why? It’s obligatory, it’s literally the law. It’s also against the law to say the opposite. The best thing they’ve ever said is a bunch of nothing?

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        2 years ago

        Well, no, it’s not obligatory to freely state it in an interview. That being said, I understand what you mean.

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        2 years ago

        I meant that this is something that not many other companies would say. And it doesn’t matter if it’s the law, big companies still prevent it from happening.

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    2 years ago

    You are, however, NOT allowed to emulate Pokemon Red/Blue on your Android phone. That’s “frowned upon.”

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    2 years ago

    This is kind of a nothing burger. Unfortunately companies say this all the time.

    As history has shown, actions speak louder than words. You should only believe these companies statements if they actually allow a union to form without any interference on their part.

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    2 years ago

    Is this from the Nintendo part or from the Of America part? (As in, is this Nintendo philosophy or just because it’s supposed to be that way in the US?)

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      2 years ago

      Nintendo of America. It’s unclear what Nintendo Japan think of unions.